One of the biggest decisions Mikel Arteta made at the start of this season was to replace Aaron Ramsdale with David Raya in the Arsenal goal.
Ramsdale had been a fantastic goalkeeper for the Gunners for much of his time at the club.
He was a key contributor to Arsenal’s success last term when they nearly won the league and won the hearts of most of their fans.
So when Arteta decided to bring Raya to the club on loan from Brentford, most supporters sided with Ramsdale.
It was difficult to tell whether Raya was better, and the Spaniard’s start to life at the Emirates was shaky.
However, as time passed, he has proven to be the best goalkeeper in the team. His most recent heroics were to help Arsenal eliminate FC Porto in the Champions League and reach the quarterfinals.
Raya is now also battling to become Spain’s first choice, and a report in the Daily Mail claims Gunners’ supporters now believe Arteta made the right choice by making him their number one.
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Raya has had to prove himself to most of us and deserves credit for the love and support he is enjoying at the Emirates now.
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Arteta keeps showing our very skeptical fans that he is not as useless and average as they think he is. Look at the majority of the big decisions he has made since taking charge as manager. I think the only one that I can say he regrets is the Martinez to Aston Villa. But most of the other decisions that got a lot of us fans all paranoid and emotional have been proven right.
So we should trust him a bit more in his decision making.
Isn’t it?
Let’s hope he copes with the aerial bombardment he may well face on Sunday if City are unable to break us down with their intricate passing.The likes of Rodri and Stones have scored important headers for them this season and last and I have to say Raya simply does not have the physical presence needed to command his box in the face of aerial attack.Let’s hope my concerns do not become reality.
That’s actually his strength.
Are you then, as it appears from how you phrase it, agreeing that “RAYA does not have the physical presence needed to command his box” and yet claiming “thats actually his strength”, which is a precise opposite?
Puzzling, to put it mildly!
No I don’t agree with Grandad’s “concerns” as I think that’s what Raya is good at. Especially claiming crosses.
That what he does best
Maybe with more game time and confidence, Ramsdale would not be making the errors he has made, so its unfair to conclude that Raya is necessarily a better keeper.
It was proven long ago, thats why Arteta went for Raya ,he is superior to Ramsdale in almost every important aspect except for antics.
Still not convinced… but he is our keeper 100% behind him… still believe in keeper’s that’s nuts… Just saying…